president obama sat down with congressional leaders today to hammer out a plan. this is the same group that has tried and failed to reach a deal in the past. but this time, both sides appear willing to work together. >> we want to have savings on everything that we do. also, we need revenue. we need savings. we need growth. >> to show our seriousness, we put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. >> the clock is ticking. lawmakers need to reach a deal with the president by january 1st in order to avoid tax increases and deep spending cuts. treasury secretary says he's confident they will have a deal in a matter of weeks. >>> right now, it is saturday morning, just after 9 a.m. in gaza. and israel has stepped up its air assault. a few hours ago, war planes bombed hamas government and security compounds. israel is sending more reservists to the border and everyone is waiting for israel troops to invade. hamas is launching even more rockets into israel, even longer-range rockets that landed in tel aviv and jerusalem. in all,